REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE COMPANY The TCP Entities, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to each Underwriter as of the date hereof, the Applicable Time and the Closing Time (as defined below), and agree with each Underwriter, as follows:
Representations and Warranties of the Undersigned The undersigned hereby represents and warrants to and covenants with the Company that:
Representations and Warranties by Each Party Each Party represents and warrants to the other as of the Effective Date that: 12.1.1 it is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation; 12.1.2 it has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement, and has taken all corporate action required by Applicable Laws and its organizational documents to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; 12.1.3 this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement enforceable against it in accordance with its terms (except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, bank moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and laws restricting the availability of equitable remedies and may be subject to general principles of equity whether or not such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity); and 12.1.4 the execution and delivery of this Agreement and all other instruments and documents required to be executed pursuant to this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and shall not (a) conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of its organizational documents, (b) result in a breach of any agreement to which it is a party; or (c) violate any Applicable Laws.
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Representations and Warranties of the Underwriters The Representatives, on behalf of the several Underwriters, represent and warrant to the Company that the information set forth (a) on the cover page of the Prospectus with respect to price, underwriting discount and terms of the offering and (b) under "Underwriting" in the Prospectus was furnished to the Company by and on behalf of the Underwriters for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement and is correct and complete in all material respects.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY AND THE SHAREHOLDERS The Company and the Shareholders hereby represent and warrant as follows:
Representations and Warranties by You You represent and warrant that: 2.1.1 You are an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of your state of incorporation. 2.1.2 All of your directors, officers, employees, and other individuals or entities dealing with the money and/or securities of the Trust are and shall be at all times covered by a blanket fidelity bond or similar coverage for the benefit of the Trust, in an amount not less than $5 million. Such bond shall include coverage for larceny and embezzlement and shall be issued by a reputable bonding company. You agree to make all reasonable efforts to see that this bond or another bond containing such provisions is always in effect, and you agree to notify us in the event that such coverage no longer applies. 2.1.3 Each Account is a duly organized, validly existing segregated asset account under applicable insurance law and interests in each Account are offered exclusively through the purchase of or transfer into a "variable contract" within the meaning of such terms under Section 817 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code") and the regulations thereunder. You will use your best efforts to continue to meet such definitional requirements, and will notify us immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that such requirements have ceased to be met or that they might not be met in the future. 2.1.4 Each Account either: (i) has been registered or, prior to any issuance or sale of the Contracts, will be registered as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"); or (ii) has not been so registered in proper reliance upon an exemption from registration under Section 3(c) of the 1940 Act; if the Account is exempt from registration as an investment company under Section 3(c) of the 1940 Act, you will use your best efforts to maintain such exemption and will notify us immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that such exemption no longer applies or might not apply in the future. 2.1.5 The Contracts or interests in the Accounts: (i) are or, prior to any issuance or sale will be, registered as securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"); or (ii) are not registered because they are properly exempt from registration under Section 3(a)(2) of the 1933 Act or will be offered exclusively in transactions that are properly exempt from registration under Section 4(2) or Regulation D of the 1933 Act, in which case you will make every effort to maintain such exemption and will notify us immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that such exemption no longer applies or might not apply in the future.
Representations and Warranties of the Stockholders Each Stockholder hereby represents and warrants to Parent as follows:
Representations and Warranties of Both Parties On the Execution Date, each Party represents and warrants to the other Party that: It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation; Except for CPUC Approval in the case of Buyer, it has or will timely acquire all regulatory authorizations necessary for it to legally perform its obligations under this Agreement; The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary action and do not violate any of the terms and conditions in its governing documents, any contracts to which it is a party or any law, rule, regulation, order or the like applicable to it; This Agreement constitutes its legally valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms; It is not Bankrupt and there are no proceedings pending or being contemplated by it or, to its knowledge, threatened against it which would result in it being or become Bankrupt; There is not pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against it, any legal proceedings that could materially adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; It (i) is acting for its own account, (ii) has made its own independent decision to enter into this Agreement and as to whether this Agreement is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment, (iii) is not relying upon the advice or recommendations of the other Party in so doing, and (iv) is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding, and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions, and risks of this Agreement; and It has entered into this Agreement in connection with the conduct of its business and it has the capability or ability to make available or take delivery of, as applicable, the Product under this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Representations and Warranties of the Selling Shareholders Each of the Selling Shareholders represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company and each Underwriter as set forth below in this Section 2. (a) Each Selling Shareholder is duly incorporated and organized and is validly existing under the laws of the Province of Alberta and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own or lease its properties and assets, to carry on its business and to sell and deliver the Offered Shares to be sold by it hereunder. (b) Neither Selling Shareholder is selling the Offered Shares to be sold by it hereunder based on information that it holds that has not otherwise been made publicly available, which, if such information was made publicly available, could reasonably have a material impact on the price or value of the Common Shares. (c) Each Selling Shareholder has the corporate power and capacity to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Share Purchase Agreement. This Agreement and the Share Purchase Agreement have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each Selling Shareholder and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of each Selling Shareholder enforceable against them in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforcement hereof or thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and except as limited by the application of equitable principles when equitable remedies are sought and subject to the fact that rights of indemnity and contribution may be limited by applicable law. (d) Neither the sale or delivery of the Offered Shares, nor the consummation of the Reorganization Transaction, the Repurchase Transaction or any other of the transactions contemplated herein, nor the fulfilment of the terms hereof will (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which either Selling Shareholder or any of their respective subsidiaries is a party or by which either Selling Shareholder or any of their respective subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of either Selling Shareholder or any of their respective subsidiaries is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the articles, by-laws or other constating documents of either Selling Shareholder, (iii) contravene any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Agency having jurisdiction over either Selling Shareholder or any of their respective subsidiaries or over the properties or assets of either Selling Shareholder or their respective subsidiaries; and no Governmental Authorization of or with any such Governmental Agency is required for the issue and sale of the Offered Shares or the consummation by the Selling Shareholders of the Reorganization Transaction, the Repurchase Transaction or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for the filing of the Prospectuses in respect of the Offered Shares under Canadian Securities Laws and the Repurchase Relief to be granted under Canadian Securities Laws, the registration under the Act of the Offered Shares and such Governmental Authorizations as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Offered Shares by the Underwriters. (e) (A) Each Selling Shareholder, directly or indirectly, has, and on the Closing Date, will directly have, valid marketable title to a number of Common Shares equivalent to the number of Offered Shares to be sold by it, free and clear of any hypothec, lien, charge, claim, encumbrance, pledge, security interest, defect or other restriction on transfer of any kind; (B) each Selling Shareholder has the full right, power and authority to sell, assign and transfer a number of Common Shares equivalent to the number of Offered Shares to be sold by it to the Underwriters; and (C) upon the delivery of the Offered Shares, the holders thereof will obtain good and marketable title to such Offered Shares, free and clear of any hypothec, lien, charge, claim, encumbrance, pledge, security interest, defect or other restriction on transfer of any kind. (f) Neither Selling Shareholder nor any of their respective subsidiaries has taken, directly or indirectly, any action which was designed to or which has constituted or which might reasonably be expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company or, except as permitted by this Agreement, facilitate the sale or resale of the Offered Shares. (g) Neither Selling Shareholder nor any of their respective subsidiaries has conducted any transactions with the government of any Prohibited Country or with any person or entity located in any of the Prohibited Countries. The net proceeds from the sale of the Offered Shares (as described in the Prospectus under the caption “Use of Proceeds”) have not been and will not be, directly or indirectly, invested in or committed to any business activities in any of the Prohibited Countries. (h) Other than as contemplated by this Agreement, there is no broker, finder, agent or other party that is entitled to receive from either Selling Shareholder any brokerage or finder’s fee or other fee or commission as a result of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and in the event that any such person acting for and on behalf of or representing a Selling Shareholder would be entitled to receive any such fee from the Underwriters by operation of law, the Selling Shareholders jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter from such fee and as well as from any costs and expenses reasonably incurred in respect thereof. (i) The information relating to NOVA and its subsidiaries contained in the Prospectuses and any Supplementary Material, together with any amendments or supplements thereto, on its date and, on the Closing Date, constituted and will constitute full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts relating thereto and did not and will not include any misrepresentation, and did not and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. Neither the Registration Statement, nor any amendment or supplement thereto when they will have become effective and on the Closing Date, will contain an untrue statement of a material fact relating to NOVA and its subsidiaries or omit to state a material fact relating thereto required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading. (j) No withholding tax imposed under the federal laws of Canada or the laws of the Province of Alberta will be payable in respect of the payment of the Underwriting Fee by the Selling Shareholders to an Underwriter that is not resident in Canada for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada), provided that such Underwriter deals at arm’s length with the Selling Shareholders (as such term is understood for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada)), such Underwriting Fee is payable in respect of services rendered by such Underwriter wholly outside of Canada that are performed in the ordinary course of business carried on by the Underwriter that includes the performance of such services for a fee and the amount of such Underwriting Fee is reasonable in the circumstances. (k) No goods and services tax imposed under the federal laws of Canada will be payable by a Selling Shareholder in respect of the payment of the Underwriting Fee to an Underwriter that is not resident in Canada, provided that such Underwriting Fee is in respect of services performed by such Underwriter wholly outside of Canada. (l) No stamp duty, documentary taxes or similar taxes are payable by the Company under the federal laws of Canada or the laws of the Province of Alberta in connection with the sale and delivery of the Offered Shares pursuant to this Agreement by either Selling Shareholder. Any certificate signed by any officer of a Selling Shareholder and delivered to the Representatives or to the Company or counsel for the Underwriters or for the Company in connection with the offering of the Offered Shares shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Selling Shareholder, as to matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter or to the Company, as the case may be.